Brandi Caldwell, Technology Integration Specialist, St. Clair County Schools
Professional Blog __http://leadbyexample.edublogs.org__ Professional Website __http://leadbyexample.wikispaces.net__ Email __brandi.caldwell@sccboe.org__ Skype- dramaqueenteacher Twitter- @mrscaldwell0 Presentation Home-http://prezi.com/iw1xapyv0z14/ SREB Conference Objectives: 6.Develop teachers’ capacity to make reading, writing and mathematics tools for learning in all academic, career/technical and fine arts classes. 6e.Use technology to advance students’ academic and technical achievement in the middle grades, high schools andtechnology centers.
Teachers, what do you make?
Like Video Game Designers, we are responsible for a quality product.
Design
(Turn and Share—What is your favorite game of all time? Why?
Raw Materials
(Most rewarding—starting with a diamond or a chunk of coal?)
Manufacturing Process
(If you had to think of a theme song for your teaching career, what would it be?)
Move Over Mario! Gaming in the English Classroom
2009
Brandi Caldwell, Technology Integration Specialist, St. Clair County Schools
Professional Blog __http://leadbyexample.edublogs.org__ Professional Website __http://leadbyexample.wikispaces.net__
Email __brandi.caldwell@sccboe.org__ Skype- dramaqueenteacher Twitter- @mrscaldwell0
Presentation Home- http://prezi.com/iw1xapyv0z14/
SREB Conference Objectives:
6. Develop teachers’ capacity to make reading, writing and mathematics tools for learning in all academic, career/technical and fine arts classes.
6e. Use technology to advance students’ academic and technical achievement in the middle grades, high schools and technology centers.
Teachers, what do you make?
Like Video Game Designers, we are responsible for a quality product.
(Turn and Share—What is your favorite game of all time? Why?
(Most rewarding—starting with a diamond or a chunk of coal?)
(If you had to think of a theme song for your teaching career, what would it be?)
(One bad apple…)
What do you make?Links used in this presentation:
Wikispaces.com- great website and collaboration __http://wikispaces.com__
Prezi- presentation software __http://prezi.com__
Answers.com- great source of information __http://answers.com__
USA Testprep- pay site that has games, quizzes, and tutorials for fundamental skills __http://usatestprep.com__
Podcast from your phone __http://gcast.com__ (now pay subscription)
New phone recording service __http://www.yodio.com/__
Video mix and storage __http://www.jaycut.com__
Video site for storage __http://www.vimeo.com__
Presentation creation (and so much more) __http://docs.google.com__
Video game creation- flash based __http://www.sploder.com__
Cartoon creation __http://www.toondoo.com__
Video, Music, and Games for Learning:
List of great learning games for social change http://blog.missiontolearn.com/2008/04/learning-games-for-change/
Feed the hungry and increase vocabulary, grammar, geography, and more __http://freerice.com__
Defend against disease, discover Babylon, and more __http://www.fas.org/programs/ltp/index.html__
Create and play your own games or these history games __http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/games/fling/__
Download free software to program and create a game or animation __http://scratch.mit.edu/__
Advanced software (free) to download and program/create games __http://www.alice.org/__
Flash based quiz and game maker templates __http://classtools.net/__
Article full of links to games for various subjects (check out Global Warming game) __http://www.academiccommons.org/commons/essay/gamesinclassroom__
Blog post showing the advantages of the Flip video camera in the classroom http://www.digmo.co.uk/news/hardware/10-education-uses-for-flip-video/
Best You Tube videos for teachers http://www.classroom20.com/profiles/blogs/649749:BlogPost:177332
Easiest way to download You Tube videos to your computer http://PWNyoutube.com(in your browser, type PWN before the youtube portion of the address of the video, then click "download")